New Albany News

Toyota Motor Co.'s decision to indefinitely postpone the opening of its assembly plant in northeast Mississippi has resulted in suppliers halting their plans.

Toyota's decision last December to postpone indefinitely opening a $1.3 billion assembly plant in Blue Springs has affected plans for the suppliers scheduled to serve the plant and the communities expecting new jobs and added tax revenue.

A Mississippi teenager is missing off Costa Rica after a Pacific Ocean wave washed him out to sea Sunday night hours after he arrived with others on a mission trip.

Hybrid remote control lawn mowers are increasing productivity for lawn care professionals while, at the same time, reducing fuel consumption by 40% when compared to other mowers on the same lawn.

JACKSON - Vicksburg resident Rev. Troy D. Truly Sr. was recently named Parent of the Year by the Mississippi Department of Education.

A former licensed practical nurse at a New Albany nursing home has admitted she abused two patients, requiring one of the two to be hospitalized.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch in AR: Craighead , Mississippi A nationwide manhunt is underway for a Union County couple accused in the death of one of their children.

A group of black highway patrolmen is calling for the removal or demotion of nearly a dozen leaders in the state Department of Public Safety and a change in the way troopers are promoted.

Investigators say a fugitive couple may be hiding out in Memphis. Janet and Ramone Barreto are charged with killing a two year old girl, and keeping seven other Guatemalan adoptive children locked in a trailer in terrible conditions.

The possibility of a costly special session climbed Friday as state lawmakers again left the Capitol without an agreement on a spending plan for the coming fiscal year.

A 25-year-old man from Baldwyn is facing felony fleeing and manslaughter charges in the Friday night chase that ended in the death of a veteran state trooper.

A Mississippi trooper was killed tonight during a pursuit on Miss. 370 near New Albany at the Lee-Prentiss County line.

NEW ALBANY, Miss. - Prosecutors say New Albany mayoral candidate Jerry Kennamore will plead guilty to signing his daughter's name as an attesting witness on an absentee ballot.

A company will ask the Mississippi Supreme Court to allow construction of an asphalt plant to resume.

Two Faulkner University football players were killed early Tuesday morning when the Ford Explorer they were riding in collided head on with an 18-wheeler. Ryne K. Wilhite, 19, of New Albany, Miss., and 20-year-old Teirson D. Hollis of Douglasville, Ga., were both in the vehicle when it was involved in the accident with an 2008 International truck ...

Authorities in New Albany say a woman has been charged with manslaughter by culpable negligence in the death of her 22-month-old child in an apartment fire.

Michaela Morris Daily Journal Starting this fall, Mississippi schools will be shooting for the stars instead of a Level 5. Star School will be the top rating instead of a Level 5, and it will be much harder to achieve, under a new accountability system approved by the state Board of Education earlier this month.

A federal grand jury investigating a judicial bribery scandal questioned witnesses Tuesday about P.L. Blake, who earned $50 million from the state's tobacco litigation to clip newspapers and assess political activity for chief negotiator Dickie Scruggs.

BY GINNA PARSONS Daily Journal INGOMAR - When Ronnie Wise was a child, he dabbled at cooking.

By Errol Castens Daily Journal Oxford Bureau NEW ALBANY - The Union County Master Gardeners invite everyone who has - or wants - a green thumb to the New Albany Home and Garden Show at the Union County Fairgrounds from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event will feature garden- and home-related vendors and exhibitions throughout the day.